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Jussieva repens

Common name:		Family:	Oenotheraceae
Author:	L.	Botanical references:	1
Synonyms:	Jussiaea repens (L.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	E. Asia - China, India.
Habitat:	An aquatic plant growing mostly at the water's edge in ponds and ditches[147].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Jussiaea diffusa[B] Jussiaea diffusa auct. non[P] Jussiaea repens var. glabrescens[B,P] Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens[B,P] Ludwigia peploides var. glabrescens[B,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Floating Primrosewillow [P],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	repens = creeping
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	China Perak

Physical Characteristics

Perennial. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires wet soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

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Depurative Diuretic Febrifuge.

Depurative, diuretic and febrifuge[147].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Not known

Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

References for Jussiaea repens (a possible synonym).

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[PHARM] Phytochemical Data (common names, uses, countries) from Dr Duke's Phytochemical Database.

References for Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens (a possible synonym).

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).

[147] ? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.

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